Scott, 23, was trying to make the Bengals as a backup but completed only 15 of 33 passes for 120 yards with an interception, two fumbles and five sacks taken in two preseason games. Butler, 27, signed with the Saints before last season but missed the entire year with a torn ACL.

The Jacksonville Jaguars cut a pair of locals over the weekend, waiving linebacker Allen Bradford (Colton) and defensive tackle David Carter (Fontana Kaiser). The Atlanta Falcons waived wide receiver Jabin Sambrano (Temecula Great Oak) over the weekend as well.

Teams had to trim their rosters to 75 players by Tuesday afternoon. They have to make another cut down to 53 by Saturday at 1 p.m.

Fitts to Utah

Former UCLA defensive end and Redlands East Valley standout Kylie Fitts has officially transferred to Utah and will be eligible to play in 2015.

Fitts, a sophomore, left UCLA before the start of fall camp. He will sit out this season as part of NCAA transfer rules and will be eligible to play three seasons with the Utes.

Barner on the move

Kenjon Barner (Riverside Notre Dame) is on to his second organization in his NFL career. The Carolina Panthers traded the running back/kick returner to the Philadelphia Eagles last week in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in next year’s draft.

Quick Hits

Cornerback John Hardy-Tuliau (Vista Murrieta) has latched on in the Canadian Football League. He is a member of the British Columbia Lions practice sqaud….Washington suspended junior tight end Derrick Brown (Vista Murrieta) indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules…San Jose State voted senior center David Peterson (Redlands East Valley) a team captain for 2014…Centennial graduates Michael Eubank and Robert Webber both won competitions to be their teams’ starting quarterbacks. Eubank, a redshirt junior, will start for FCS Samford and Webber, a true freshman, will start for Div. 2 Humboldt State.